Been super busy with the truck the last few weeks, here are some of the recent things we have talked. Knuckles and breaks are finished up, (rears need a little adjustment). Decided that it might be a good idea to upgrade break lines since we were going to have to get a clutch line from the...
Safe to say things don’t always go as planned. @CenTXFJ60 and I decided to tackle knuckle job and breaks while we wait for driveshafts to be lengthened. Took apart knuckle housing, grease looked good but there was a suction when trying to take it apart. Once opened up, there was much more grease...
All new gears have arrived thanks to @orangefj45! Starting to rebuild transfer case. Hopefully next week @CenTXFJ60 and I will start to put everything back into the truck.
Also took care of the rust in the passenger side floor, and closed up old auto shifter/ pto holes. First time welding as...
Jimmy @CenTXFJ60 helped me find this Land Cruiser. He helping me with baselining in his barn. So far we have gone through and flushed/ replaced the coolant and oil. Working on swapping out the current automatic for a new 5spd. Ran into a few problems while taking apart the transfer case.
A little backstory: I grew up in a family that was always doing outdoor activities. From the rugged dirt roads of Big Bend to the thick sand on Padre Island National Seashore, having four-wheel drive on the family's 2001 Ford Excursion was a necessity. My buddies in high school led me towards...